The Mighty Celt
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The Mighty Celt is a 2005 Irish-British drama film set in Northern Ireland, written and directed by Pearse Elliott. It stars Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle, Sean McGinley, Ken Stott and Tyrone McKenna. It is centred on greyhound racing in a Catholic community after the intercommunal "Troubles" have ended but where their legacy remains strong. The film was well received in Ireland, with Gillian Anderson receiving an IFTA Award for Best International Actress. The film's title is based on the name of a comic book shown in the movie.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The greyhound scenes were filmed at Ballyskeagh Greyhound track.
Cast
- Robert Carlyle as O
- Gillian Anderson as Kate
- Ken Stott as Good Joe
- Tyrone McKenna as Donal
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 67% approval rating based on 6 reviews, with an average ranking of 5.7/10.[1]
William Thomas of Empire wrote "There's promise in the bursts of dark humour, but these are few and far between, only serving to remind us how much better directors like Ken Loach have dealt with the coming-of-age genre".[2]
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External links
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- The Mighty Celt at the British Films Catalogue
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- British drama films
- Films from Northern Ireland
- Irish drama films
- Films set in Northern Ireland
- 2005 drama films
- 2005 films
- Films and television featuring Greyhound racing
- Greyhound racing films
- 2000s English-language films
- 2000s British films
- 2000s Irish films
- English-language drama films
- Films scored by Adrian Johnston (musician)
- Films about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)